{"id":1277029,"date":"2025-08-07T09:47:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T06:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/us-soldier-tried-to-pass-secret-data-about-abrams-to-russian-intelligence\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:47:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T06:47:15","slug":"us-soldier-tried-to-pass-secret-data-about-abrams-to-russian-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/us-soldier-tried-to-pass-secret-data-about-abrams-to-russian-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"US soldier tried to pass secret data about Abrams to Russian intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A 22-year-old American soldier was arrested on suspicion of attempting to pass classified information about the M1A2 Abrams battle tank to a representative of Russian intelligence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/active-duty-soldier-arrested-and-charged-espionage-and-export-violations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was reported by<\/a> the US Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p> The detainee is Taylor Adam Lee, an active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas. According to federal prosecutors, he had access to materials with the highest level of secrecy (TS\/SCI) and in June 2025, investigators suspect, he attempted to contact a person he believed to be a Russian intelligence officer.<\/p>\n<p> Investigators say Lee publicly stated online that he was willing to &#8220;voluntarily assist the Russian Federation in any way he could.&#8221; In July, he allegedly transferred parts of a tank&#8217;s equipment to a secret storage facility in El Paso, Texas, and then told a contact: &#8220;Mission accomplished.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> According to the FBI, the soldier acted with the intention of obtaining Russian citizenship in exchange for disclosing classified information.<\/p>\n<p> Lee was charged with several counts, including violating the Espionage Act and attempting to illegally export military technology, a violation of the Arms Export Control Act. The court ordered him to be held without bail.<\/p>\n<p> The commander of U.S. Army Counterintelligence, Brigadier General Sean F. Stinchon, called the incident a serious warning about internal threats within the military.<\/p>\n<p> FBI counterintelligence representative Roman Rozhavsky emphasized:<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;The arrest is a signal to anyone who would consider betraying the United States, especially those who have sworn allegiance to their country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> Recall that earlier, representatives of the Australian defense department partially<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/ssha-pereshkodzhaiut-vidpravlenniu-avstraliyskykh-tankiv-abrams-v-ukrainu\/\">blamed the delay in the transfer of M1A1 Abrams tanks on resistance from the United States.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> As reported later, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/avstraliia-peredala-ukraini-tanky-abrams\/\">Australia has delivered the first batch of M1A1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine<\/a> . The remaining combat vehicles will be delivered in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 22-year-old American soldier was arrested on suspicion of attempting to pass classified information about the M1A2 Abrams battle tank to a representative of Russian intelligence. This was reported by the US Department of Justice. The detainee is Taylor Adam Lee, an active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas. 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